May 21, 2012 10:36 pm· Comments Off on GPH peace panel to hold more dialogues in Mindanao on peace process with MILF

By Ben Cal

MANILA, May 21 - After more than 70 public consultations in the past few months, the government peace panel will conduct more dialogues with stakeholders in Mindanao before the resumption of exploratory talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) set in Kuala Lumpur late this month.

MANILA, May 21 — Education ministers of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meet in Gyeongju, South Korea from May 22 to 23 to encourage greater innovation and cooperation in the regions diverse education systems, organizers of the 5th meeting said.

May 21, 2012 10:36 pm· Comments Off on ITCZ and tail-end of cold front bring rains over parts of Luzon, Mindanao  PAGASA

MANILA, May 21 — Although the low-pressure area spotted over Northern Mindanao on Sunday has dissipated, an inter-tropical convergence zone (ITCZ) and the tail-end of a cold front continued to brings rains over parts of Luzon and Mindanao on Monday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.

MANILA, May 21 - The House of Representatives' prosecution panel designated Monday private prosecutor Mario Bautista to cross-examine Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona when he takes the stand Tuesday in his impeachment trial at the Senate.

MANILA, May 21  While almost every adult Filipino maybe anticipating the testimony of Chief Justice Renato Corona in his own impeachment trial on Tuesday, the proposed amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) outshone the impeachment issues in a Senate caucus on Monday.